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yodermk

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Registered: 2012-07-17

Posts: 86

Huion tablet, no Wacom emulation...?

Hi,

I have a Huion WH1409 which I got in a Prime Day sale.  I followed the instructions here:

https://www.davidrevoy.com/article331/s … untu-16-04

They're for Ubuntu/Mint, but AFAIK it's the same stuff for Arch.  I have the Digimend kernel module successfully compiled with the DKMS system and the noted xorg.conf.d rules installed.

The tablet "works" in that I can move the mouse pointer with it.  In X it moves the main pointer, in Wayland it moves its own crosshair pointer and leaves the main arrow.

BUT....  the "xsetwacom --list" command shows nothing.  When I go into Gnome's Wacom tablet setup, it says "no stylus found".  However, when I click "Test your Settings", I can draw fine in that little box, including pressure sensitivity!

It does seem to work in Krita and Gimp in X, not so much in Wayland (but maybe I'm doing it wrong, as it works in the Gnome test box in Wayland).

I guess the main problem is since no Wacom support I can't set the buttons.

This is my first graphics tablet.  Any ideas?  Thanks!

ngoonee

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Re: Huion tablet, no Wacom emulation...?

I use the DWH69 (afaicr) and the digimend modules work fine in X. xsetwacom --list shows my device. Make sure you're using the 'wacom' driver rather than 'libinput' driver (check your xorg logs, the same exact xorg.conf.d rules may need modification).

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yodermk

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Registered: 2012-07-17

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Re: Huion tablet, no Wacom emulation...?

Hmm OK. I didn't see either libinput or wacom in the Xorg.0.log, but this is in 40-libinput.conf:

# Match on all types of devices but joysticks
Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "libinput pointer catchall"
        MatchIsPointer "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver "libinput"
EndSection

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "libinput keyboard catchall"
        MatchIsKeyboard "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver "libinput"
EndSection

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "libinput touchpad catchall"
        MatchIsTouchpad "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver "libinput"
EndSection

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "libinput touchscreen catchall"
        MatchIsTouchscreen "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver "libinput"
EndSection

Section "InputClass"
        Identifier "libinput tablet catchall"
        MatchIsTablet "on"
        MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/event*"
        Driver "libinput"
EndSection

which is before 50-huion.conf

I guess I'll try commenting out the last bit before rebooting next time.  Might be a few days away, I'll update when done.  Thanks.

ngoonee

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Re: Huion tablet, no Wacom emulation...?

Isn't that file in /usr/share rather than /etc/X11?

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yodermk

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Registered: 2012-07-17

Posts: 86

Re: Huion tablet, no Wacom emulation...?

Yes it's in /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d - however unfortunately even after commenting out that last part and rebooting, still no Wacom emulation.

subwaypassenger

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Registered: 2017-04-18

Posts: 16

Re: Huion tablet, no Wacom emulation...?

XWayland gets tabletpad support only with xorg 1.20.
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page= … ablet-Pads